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One of my husband’s favorite treats during the time he lived in the Netherlands were Stroopwafels. These waffles found mostly at outdoor markets were crispy cookie-like waffles with a caramel syrup filling. While nothing can beat a fresh Stroopwafel from a market, this Stroopwafel recipe will work when you’re in a pinch!
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You can buy Stroopwafels packaged in the US but they not the same thing as a fresh stroopwafel. When I visited the Netherlands a few years ago, I was able to try them for myself and agree that they are a “must” have if you visit the Netherlands.
My husband brought home a handful of recipes from his time in the Netherlands, including this one, but all of them are in metric measurements. A few years ago we decided to figure out how to make a version of the waffles at home. We managed to convert the recipe but were never able to get the recipe “exactly” the same.
A few recipe notes:
-Traditional Dutch stroopwafels are sliced in half after they are pulled off of the hot iron with a very thin serrated knife. We have never been able to slice one in half without destroying it, so we just used 2 whole waffles instead.
-We also do not have a traditional stroopwafel iron so we used a pizzelle iron.
Dutch Caramel Stroopwafel Recipe:
Caramel Waffles or Stroopwafels
Melissa Mortenson
One of my husband's favorite treats during the time he lived in the Netherlands were Stroopwafels. These waffles found mostly at outdoor markets were crispy cookie-like waffles with a caramel syrup filling.
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Prep Time 2 hours hrs
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 2 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 C all purpose flour
- 1/2 C Domino Superfine Sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 packet rapid rise yeast or 2 1/4 t
- 1 1/2 T lukewarm milk
- 1 medium egg beaten
- 1/2 c butter melted
- Caramel Syrup Filling
- 2/3 C light corn syrup
- 10 T butter
- 2 t cinnamon
Instructions
Sift the flour and salt together. Mix the yeast with lukewarm milk in a bowl, and allow to proof for 10 minutes. Form a well in the flour and pour the yeast mixture into it. Add butter and beaten egg to the well and knead (by hand) the ingredients together until mixed well. The dough should be elastic, but not overworked. Cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise for 1 hour.
Divide the dough into 16 portions and roll into balls. Cover again and let rest 15 minutes.
Turn on the pizzelle iron onto its highest heat setting and let the iron heat up. Spray with cooking spray. Flatten a dough ball slightly and place on the pizzelle iron. Cook for exactly 1 minute. Remove from iron and allow to cool. Repeat until all dough balls are cooked.
To make the syrup. Set heat to medium-low and add corn syrup to a heavy bottomed pot. Cut up butter into large chunks and add to the corn syrup. Stir in the cinnamon. Cook over a low simmer for exactly 10 minutes. Stir the mixture constantly. Remove from heat and keep warm. You can not reheat the syrup.
Spoon the syrup onto a waffle. Allow it to soak into all of the grooves. Spoon syrup onto a second waffle. Stack waffles together. Repeat for all 16 waffles.
Keyword dutch, netherlands, waffle
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One of the great things about these waffles is that they can keep in an airtight container for up to two weeks. Although my husband claims that you’re not supposed to eat them for breakfast, I like to give them to my kids to eat for breakfast on special occasions. I’m not the best in mornings so having something already made is a big benefit to me.
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